Seminar “Metodoloogilised perspektiivid proto-uurali ja lääne-uurali keele uurimisel”

Programme

14 June 2022
10.00–10.15 Opening words by prof. Karl Pajusalu
Session 1: Formation and migrations of Proto-Uralic (moderator: Miina Norvik)
10.15–11.00 The position of Proto-Uralic in the Northern Eurasian linguistic
landscape, Juha Janhunen (University of Helsinki)
11.00–11.40 The Indo-Uralic hypothesis: history and state of the art, Petri Kallio
(University of Helsinki)
11.40–12.20 A phylogenetic study of the formation of Proto-Uralic, Michael Dunn &
Outi Vesakoski (University of Turku, Uppsala University)
12.20–13.00 Genetic studies on Estonian and Latvian archaeological materials of
Medieval period – overview of ongoing research, Kristiina Tambets
(University of Tartu)
Session 2: Formation and migrations of Western Uralic (moderator: Mari Tõrv)
14.15–15.00 The rise and dispersal of Western Uralic, Riho Grünthal (University of
Helsinki)
15.00–15.40 From East to West: migration of Proto-Finns as evidenced by
archaeological data, Valter Lang (University of Tartu)
15.40–16.20 New Bronze Age and Iron Age stone graves in Vidzeme, Jānis Ciglis
(National History Museum of Latvia)
16.20–16.40 Vestiges of Uralic expansion in the genomic landscape of Eastern
Europe Mait Metspalu (University of Tartu)
16.40–17.00 The UraTyp database and research perspectives, Miina Norvik & Karl
Pajusalu (University of Tartu)
17.00–17.30 Discussion: migrations of Proto-Finns to West

15 June 2022
Session 3: Archaeological traces of Finnic people on the way of their arrival: research
state and questions (moderator: Valter Lang)
9.15–10.00 Paternal lineages in the Uralic context, Richard Villems (University of
Tartu)
10.00–10.30 Archaeological traces of Finnic people on the way of their arrival:
research state and questions, Heiki Valk (University of Tartu)
10.30–11.00 Vends in the light of archaeological material, Vitolds Muiznieks &
Eduards Plankājs (National History Museum of Latvia, University of
Latvia)
11.00–11.30 Livs from the Ogresgala Čabas (Chabas) cemetery (11th–13th century),
Roberts Spirgis (Independent Researcher)
Session 4: Baltic Finns and their interdisciplinary study (moderator: Heiki Valk)
11.45–12.10 Linguistic traces of Finnic people in Latvia, Uldis Balodis & Karl Pajusalu
(University of Latvia, University of Tartu)
12.10–12.40 Perspectives of interdisciplinary research of Baltic Finns
in Latvia, Gunita Zarina (University of Latvia)
12.40–13.00 Final discussion: future perspective on multi-disciplinary collaboration